Dreamcatcher Mountain
This Tutorial is solely my own creation, any similarities to another is purely coincidental This Tutorial was written in PSP X2 but should work in all versions Remember to Save Often
SUPPLIES - HERE
_Forest Wolf - Misted by Kathy - KMS _NA-Misted by Kathy SS-643-Misted Mr-548-eagle Font Crow Chief
PLUGINS NEEDED
Simple - Pizza Slice Mirror AP-Lines - Silverlining VM Distortion - Flip Chop
NOTES
Save all plugins to your plugins folder before opening PSP Open all tubes in PSP and minimise for now Open Font and minimise, (Windows 7 users and up will need a font viewer) Feel free to use your own supplies and colours
STEP 1
Open New canvas,
600, 450, 200.00 Pixels/inch, Raster Background selected, Transparent ticked.
Change Foreground to #dee4f6, Background to #fe8fcd Change Foreground to Gradient and look for Foreground/background gradient
Angle 45, Repeats 3, Invert checked, Linear Flood fill canvas with Gradient.
STEP 2
Layers Duplicate. Effects, Simple, Pizza Slice Mirror,
Apply
A Lasso Tool,
Point to Point, Add (shift) Feather 0, Anti-alias ticked. Draw a selection around the top and bottom Triangles
Effects, Plugins, AP Lines, Lines (Silverlining)
Backslash, Gap 3, Cutoff -1 (minus), Line 10, Colour(R) 255, 255, 255, Create lines not gaps ticked, Blend mode Overlay Selections, Select None,
B Lasso Tool, Same settings as above, Point to Point, Add (shift) Feather 0, Anti-alias ticked Draw selection around Side Triangles
Effects, Plugins, VM Distortion, Flip Chop
Horizontal 29, Vertical 28, Apply Selections Select None, Change opacity of this layer down to 45.
STEP 3
Maximise -NA-Misted by Kathy_KMS
A Make sure you are on the "Mist" Layer Edit, copy, Close original we won't need this anymore, Back to Canvas Edit Paste as new layer Image Resize
70%, Smart Size, Lock aspect ratio ticked, Resize all layers not ticked, OK, Move this tube up and to the left (see image below)
Set opacity to 53
B Maximise _Forest Wolf_Misted by Kathy_KMS Make sure you are on "Mist" layer Edit copy, Close original we won't need it anymore, Back to canvas Edit Paste as new layer, Image Resize
60%, smart size, Resize all layers not ticked. OK Image mirror, Move image down and over to the right hand side (see image below)
Change Blend Mode to Luminance (L) Opacity to 59
C Maximise SS-643-Misted Make sure you are on Group - Raster 1 Layer Edit Copy, Close original we won't need it anymore, Back to Canvas, Edit Paste as new layer Image Resize,
90%, Smart Size, Resize all layers not ticked,
Eraser tool
Round, Size 70, Hardness 21, Step 21, Density 100, Thickness 100, Rotation 0, Opacity 21, Erase the hard edges on the right side and top of the tube, Move over to the left hand side
D Maximise Mr-548-eagle Edit Copy, close original we won't need it anymore, Back to canvas, Edit paste as new layer, Image Mirror, Move this up and over to the right
Change Opacity to 67 Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow,
3, 3, 60, 5.00 OK Repeat Drop Shadow, changing Vertical and Horizontal to -3 (minus) OK
STEP 4
Layers, Merge, Merge All (Flatten) Windows Duplicate, Minimise for now,
A Image Add Border
2, symmetric ticked, colour #3f1d3d OK Selections, Select all, Selections, Modify, Contract 2, Effects, 3D Effects, Cutout,
10, 10, 50, 30.00 Colour Black OK Repeat Cut out changing Vertical and Horizontal to -10 (minus) OK Selections, Select None,
B Image add border,
5, symmetric ticked, Foreground colour #dee4f6 OK With magic wand select this border
Add (shift), Colour, Tolerance 10, Contiguous ticked, Feather 0, Anti-alias ticked, Outside,
Flood fill with Gradient Effects, AP Lines (Silverlining)
Dotty Grid, Gap 3, Cutoff -1 (minus), Line 10, Colour (R) 255, 255, 255, Create Lines not gaps ticked, Overlay, Apply
Effects, 3D Effects, Inner Bevel,
#2, 10, 0, 5, -10 (minus), 0, Colour White, 315, 50, 30, OK Selections Select None,
C Image add Border, same as small border earlier 2, symmetric ticked, #3f1d3d OK
STEP 5
Image Add Border,
20, symmetric ticked, White OK Select this border with magic wand, Same settings as above, Add (shift), Colour, Tolerance 10, Contiguous ticked, Feather 0, Anti-alias ticked, Outside,
Change Foreground Colour to Pattern, Look for image we duplicated earlier
Angle 0, Scale 110, Flood fill border with pattern,
Effects, Reflection Effects, Kaleidoscope,
10, 11, 87, 20, 4, 0, 100, Repeat, Selections Select None,
Image add border Same settings as small border, 2, symmetric ticked, #3f1d3d
STEP 6
Text tool,
Crow Chief, size 50, Bold highlighted, Centre, Anti-alias sharp, Create as vector, Solid Line style,
Null out Foreground Colour, Background colour #fe8fcd Type Dreamcatcher Mountain (or text of your choice) Move down to bottom just above your frame, Layers, Convert to Raster Layer,
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow,
1,1, 100, 1.00 Black OK
Add your watermark as a new layer, Layers, Merge, Merge All (Flatten) Save as a JPEG
Thank you for trying out this Tutorial. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did writing it.
SUPPLIES - HERE
_Forest Wolf - Misted by Kathy - KMS _NA-Misted by Kathy SS-643-Misted Mr-548-eagle Font Crow Chief
PLUGINS NEEDED
Simple - Pizza Slice Mirror AP-Lines - Silverlining VM Distortion - Flip Chop
NOTES
Save all plugins to your plugins folder before opening PSP Open all tubes in PSP and minimise for now Open Font and minimise, (Windows 7 users and up will need a font viewer) Feel free to use your own supplies and colours
STEP 1
Open New canvas,
600, 450, 200.00 Pixels/inch, Raster Background selected, Transparent ticked.
Change Foreground to #dee4f6, Background to #fe8fcd Change Foreground to Gradient and look for Foreground/background gradient
Angle 45, Repeats 3, Invert checked, Linear Flood fill canvas with Gradient.
STEP 2
Layers Duplicate. Effects, Simple, Pizza Slice Mirror,
Apply
A Lasso Tool,
Point to Point, Add (shift) Feather 0, Anti-alias ticked. Draw a selection around the top and bottom Triangles
Effects, Plugins, AP Lines, Lines (Silverlining)
Backslash, Gap 3, Cutoff -1 (minus), Line 10, Colour(R) 255, 255, 255, Create lines not gaps ticked, Blend mode Overlay Selections, Select None,
B Lasso Tool, Same settings as above, Point to Point, Add (shift) Feather 0, Anti-alias ticked Draw selection around Side Triangles
Effects, Plugins, VM Distortion, Flip Chop
Horizontal 29, Vertical 28, Apply Selections Select None, Change opacity of this layer down to 45.
STEP 3
Maximise -NA-Misted by Kathy_KMS
A Make sure you are on the "Mist" Layer Edit, copy, Close original we won't need this anymore, Back to Canvas Edit Paste as new layer Image Resize
70%, Smart Size, Lock aspect ratio ticked, Resize all layers not ticked, OK, Move this tube up and to the left (see image below)
Set opacity to 53
B Maximise _Forest Wolf_Misted by Kathy_KMS Make sure you are on "Mist" layer Edit copy, Close original we won't need it anymore, Back to canvas Edit Paste as new layer, Image Resize
60%, smart size, Resize all layers not ticked. OK Image mirror, Move image down and over to the right hand side (see image below)
Change Blend Mode to Luminance (L) Opacity to 59
C Maximise SS-643-Misted Make sure you are on Group - Raster 1 Layer Edit Copy, Close original we won't need it anymore, Back to Canvas, Edit Paste as new layer Image Resize,
90%, Smart Size, Resize all layers not ticked,
Eraser tool
Round, Size 70, Hardness 21, Step 21, Density 100, Thickness 100, Rotation 0, Opacity 21, Erase the hard edges on the right side and top of the tube, Move over to the left hand side
D Maximise Mr-548-eagle Edit Copy, close original we won't need it anymore, Back to canvas, Edit paste as new layer, Image Mirror, Move this up and over to the right
Change Opacity to 67 Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow,
3, 3, 60, 5.00 OK Repeat Drop Shadow, changing Vertical and Horizontal to -3 (minus) OK
STEP 4
Layers, Merge, Merge All (Flatten) Windows Duplicate, Minimise for now,
A Image Add Border
2, symmetric ticked, colour #3f1d3d OK Selections, Select all, Selections, Modify, Contract 2, Effects, 3D Effects, Cutout,
10, 10, 50, 30.00 Colour Black OK Repeat Cut out changing Vertical and Horizontal to -10 (minus) OK Selections, Select None,
B Image add border,
5, symmetric ticked, Foreground colour #dee4f6 OK With magic wand select this border
Add (shift), Colour, Tolerance 10, Contiguous ticked, Feather 0, Anti-alias ticked, Outside,
Flood fill with Gradient Effects, AP Lines (Silverlining)
Dotty Grid, Gap 3, Cutoff -1 (minus), Line 10, Colour (R) 255, 255, 255, Create Lines not gaps ticked, Overlay, Apply
Effects, 3D Effects, Inner Bevel,
#2, 10, 0, 5, -10 (minus), 0, Colour White, 315, 50, 30, OK Selections Select None,
C Image add Border, same as small border earlier 2, symmetric ticked, #3f1d3d OK
STEP 5
Image Add Border,
20, symmetric ticked, White OK Select this border with magic wand, Same settings as above, Add (shift), Colour, Tolerance 10, Contiguous ticked, Feather 0, Anti-alias ticked, Outside,
Change Foreground Colour to Pattern, Look for image we duplicated earlier
Angle 0, Scale 110, Flood fill border with pattern,
Effects, Reflection Effects, Kaleidoscope,
10, 11, 87, 20, 4, 0, 100, Repeat, Selections Select None,
Image add border Same settings as small border, 2, symmetric ticked, #3f1d3d
STEP 6
Text tool,
Crow Chief, size 50, Bold highlighted, Centre, Anti-alias sharp, Create as vector, Solid Line style,
Null out Foreground Colour, Background colour #fe8fcd Type Dreamcatcher Mountain (or text of your choice) Move down to bottom just above your frame, Layers, Convert to Raster Layer,
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow,
1,1, 100, 1.00 Black OK
Add your watermark as a new layer, Layers, Merge, Merge All (Flatten) Save as a JPEG
Thank you for trying out this Tutorial. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did writing it.